Snappy’s Shrimp House

This establishment has been here for 13 years and I would have never known!!! I happened to have spotted it on a walk towards the lake this past week.
The food is awesome !!! The counter man (owner) is very nice and does more than bark orders to his one employee. He actually takes the order, money and preps the food.
There is about 10 – 15 seats which includes a bar stool type window seat (7) and a couple table tops. The menu is pretty big considering the size of the shop. Anything fried there is awesome, too many to name, and the BBQ chicken sandwich is extremely juicy and tasty!
This is a place that I would go out of my way to dine or take out again and again !!!

Really good sandwiches. Really good shrimp and seafood.

From the shrimp, to the cajun shrimp wrap, to the Snappy’s Shrimp sign out front, to just the general sense that I was becoming a shrimp by being inside for an hour, I loved my first Snappy’s experience this week.
I probably wouldn’t order the hush puppies again; they were OK but the sauce that comes with the puppies didn’t turn me on. Otherwise, stellar food, and if it’s empty inside, it’s possible to dine in. We dropped $ 32 for food for two adults and a child, so I was very happy with the value proposition at this joint.
Looking forward to a return visit!

I gave Snappy’s only 3 stars on my last review because I thought the employees were pretty rude. But they have really made a turn around. The last several times I was there, I went almost every Friday in Lent, I was pleasantly surprised. The workers were quite courteous and said «thank you» each time. Including the one guy that I thought was exceptionally rude in the past. Nice change and the food is still great.

The jumbo fried shrimp is the bomb!
I think they make the best tarter sauce.
But caution, their shrimp is vey hot when they give it to you and if you bite it, as soon as it’s served, you may burn your palate (you need it for Unilocaling dude). The hot oil burned my mouth twice but it’s too tasty to wait. Staff is really friendly too!

What a bummer. I wanted so badly to have nothing but good things to say about this place, but alas, that’s not my reality. Two stars for the customer service being stellar.
I went to this place today, 3÷6÷16, after spotting it on my way back to the brown line.
Ambiance was akin to a burger stand. To wit, Nothing special, but it appeared clean and uncluttered. Great.
Food prices seemed reasonable.
I ordered ½ lb. of scallops, fries and potato salad. My order came up in a few minutes. Looked appetizing. I was hungry so I promptly commenced consuming it. About half way through, however, I found a hair lodged in the fried skin of one of the scallops. After all the customers cleared out (about a minute or so following my discovery) I immediately brought it over to the bar for the cashier to see. I showed him with the fork how it was lodged under the skin and fried in, and not something that may have fallen on top. Obviously my appetite was shot contemporaneously. He immediately apologized and offered me a refund. He was very kind about it, so I’ll give him that. I took my money and left.
Probably not coming back, notwithstanding his sweetness because that was unsettling.

Horrible! Everything tastes the same! Everything tastes like fried batter. Found a hair in my food and the dipping sauce they gave me for the hush puppies was frozen solid.

2016 is the year of the shrimp… this is the year we are going to be fried shrimp silly, trying out different fried shrimp eateries in Chicago.
So we start with Snappy’s. I say this to open: «Lawd Ham Mercy».
The pros:
1) ABSOLUTELY GREAT FRIED SHRIMP — -ordered two pounds, and it was great yes they were! I commend whomever is in back fryin their butt off.
2) NO WAIT TIME — -I ordered my shrimp 90 minutes ahead of time on a Saturday night, picked it up about 930ish. my food was bagged up, on the counter with my name on it. Just paid, chit chatted for a few minutes then headed out. There was absolutely no one in there & that’s a bonus for me.
3) WARMED UP GREAT — Naturally it was cold when I got thru running errands and got back home. Threw those jokers in the microwave for a few and they came out wonderful. Not tough or extremely chewy.
4) JUST ENOUGH BREADING — not heavily breaded. I commend them on how they do it. There’s nothing worse than trying to eat shrimp when you got 20% shrimp and 80% breading. Ok maybe the ratio is somewhat stretched but still, it’s a disappointment when there’s no meat. It’s like opening a taco & all you see is lettuce & one small piece of meat.
5) FRONT COUNTER STAFF — extra friendly. She talked to me for a minute or so while making change. She hipped me on what to try next time I call in an order.
6) PARKING — now I know we all can park in the back lot while waiting for our food. I was in a hurry and double parked at the corner. She said there was a back lot (not that I saw it) but I figure next time I’ll look for it.
7) CLEAN FACILITY — oh my how that place is clean!!! I friggin adore the lights in there too. Gives it a certain warm glow if you should decide to eat there. But I prefer to eat these golden trinkets at home.
The cons:
1) BLAND HONEY BUTTER — I was given butter but it wasn’t honeyish. In fact it had no flavor to me. I even took a hawaiian roll and smear some on it, still didn’t taste anything like what everyone else was talking about. Did I get a bad batch or was it plain ol’ butter?
2) The sweet sauce — I was given three of those. It didn’t taste sweet at all. Rather it tasted like really bland bbq sauce with a hint of smokiness. I used a bottle of honey bbq sauce & that did the job. Where be the ingredient for the sweet taste?
3) THEY DON’T DELIVER — something I better get used to. I’m finding no shrimp joint like this delivers… unless someone else knows something I don’t, pleeze share (0:
But at the end of the day, I can’t give ‘em anythang BUT 5 stars! Well deserved. Made me a happy eater Saturday night!
Now wouldn’t it be great if they did outdoor seating in the summer (if they could)??
YAY!

Cajun shrimp wrap with hot sauce and garlic sauce. Just get it, trust me.

freshly fried shrimp and delicious wraps!
It’s a bit pricey but the food is great!
It’s small inside but there is room to eat, if you live in the area take it to go!

Update 12÷20÷15: Take a look at their web site and see how many spelling and grammar errors you can find. If their professional web site is such a mess — a reflection of the business — then the kitchen is probably a mess, too. Think about that.

This is the best review that I can possibly give.
I’ve never been.
Heard great things.
However, I called 10 minutes before they closed and I was told that I could not make an order for CARRY-​OUT!!!
The girl who answered the call and told me that they would not accommodate my order of ONE SANDWICH was less than kind.
Thanks, but no thanks!
Cheers to you losing a new customer!

My girlfriend and I went last night to Snappys because our friend was playing in a recital across the street. The bad? Not cheap. Also not fancy.
The good? This was really good shrimp. My girlfriend said the scallops were the best she ever had. Even the fries were good! Everything was fried right. Crispy, but not the least bit greasy. Make no mistake. This is NOT Long John Silvers. It isn’t the cheapest. Just the best. I liked it so much that I went back and got MORE a few hours later. I will definitely return!

Rosa J. and Daddy J. weren’t hungry, but they wanted something to snack on before heading home during rush hours in the city.
Snappy’ Shrimp House, one (1) block west from the CTA Irving Park Brown Line station, allows items to be ordered on a ¼-​pound scale, like a «sampler» style. I thought this was good for our need since we didn’t want a full-​sized dinner combo.
We went with a quarter-​pound of scallops and a quarter-​pound of jumbo shrimps. I thought the scallops were slightly sloppy, yet the jumbo shrimps were solid. The breading was firm; the seafood appeared fresh.
I assumed that this corner joint was spacious enough for many tables, but it didn’t seem to be the case. There were five (5) high stools along the window and one (1) table for patrons. Honestly, I would say this place is more convenient for take-​out purposes if you live in the neighborhood.

Every time that I have had hushpuppies they have been mediocre, except at this location! The spices and ingredients that are in use within the hush puppy recipe should not be amended without customer approval.
Inexplicably I’ve ordered and eaten tasteless hushpuppies dozens of times before at dozens of other restaurants. It must be the draw of fried food, perhaps it’s a psychological condition?
The shrimp was very good, the wrap was delightful, but the hushpuppies stand on their own and YOU should order them.
Recommended.

I got ½ lb breaded catfish and fries. They did not short me on either. Crispy, juicy catfish. Fries were crispy. Piping hot. About $ 7.50 for both items. Not bad, and not offensively expensive.

You want to try the BOMB ASS shrimp? Hushpuppies? Cream cheese jalapeño poppers? Their rice? Their hotass sauce? Yes??? DRIVE HERE…
I learned of this place when I worked in Uptown as a h.s. nurse. One of the teachers took us there. I was hooked.
You will pay for these fried shrimp but you wont be disappointed. The crunch n the big juicy shrimps are to die for. I always buy the meal, I get a pound of shrimp with rice. I order hushpuppies with that bomb ass butter… it tastes like honey. Omg i need me some SNAPPPYYSSSS!!!
Stop reading my review and get to their place.
Just becareful, that sauce is HOTTT… if you cant handle crazy hot get the milder one. Dont ruin the dunkin shrimp by gettn the sweet, totally defeats the purpose.
Park on the small street n CASH ONLY… no worries theres an ATM right across street.
Small dining area, just has a long bar by window with barstools to grub on, this is more of a take out spot.
I SNAPPYs!!!

Fresh fried JUMBO shrimp by the pound with a good cocktail sauce is the order of the day at Snappy’s! The bonus: the tails were detached prior to frying — yes! The price is right, just a block from the ‘L’, and service was very quick (then again there was no one else in the place at 5 p.m. on Friday when I went.
My apologies to the ‘L’ riders on the Brown and Purple lines that had to endure the smell wafting from my order (fried shrimp). I promise to bring a thermal bag the next time. And there will definitely be a next time.

I’m a major fan of snappy’s. Their shrimp, scallops, and hush puppies are really supreme. Service is also friendly and quick!
No delivery which is a disappointment, but they are right by the brown line which kind of makes up for it. Not a ton of seating (one bar-​style area that has 4 – 6 seats, and one table for 3) but I’ve never had a problem if I wanted to eat there.
It’s a no frills, but very clean, spot, and I’ll continue to go on occasion!

I live around the corner from this place but sadly have only been a couple of times. I say sadly because the shrimp here is Bomb! I can’t say I love the wraps (they are okay) but the shrimp with the mild sauce? Game over.
Huge pieces of shrimp perfectly battered and fried and the dipping sauce is to die for.
Will be frequenting a lot more when I am out of food for lunch or need a quick dinner!